I have slow reaction so a lot of times I’m late on the hook set but the more that I go the more I’m picking up on it also I’ve just bought me a new rod ( pro angler) and have only used it one day but I could feel the thumps and pecks on it better than anything that I have ever used .i know that the perfect rod is the one a person likes so each to their own but I think I have finally found the one I like.